Golden Shoals's guest appearances

Golden Shoals

Adobe And Teardrops Podcast

Basic Folk

WEXT Podcast

Mary Gauthier

Tori Amos

Valerie June

Jake Blount

Erin Rae

Tami Neilson

Leyla McCalla

Dori Freeman

Mason Jennings

Raye Zaragoza

Crys Matthews

Amythyst Kiah

Kaia Kater

Chris Pierce

Kora Feder

OwlTail

We caught up with Amy Alvey of Golden Shoals while the band was rehearsing in Baltimore. Amy and Mark (Kilianski) are headed to Argyle Brewing in Cambridge for a Wednesday evening show (4/26) as a duo.

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Mark Kilianski

Mark Kilianski (of Golden Shoals) had the unfortunate experience of coming of age in a time where mainstream rock was just terrible (late 90's - specifically 1999 was pretty bad). He was really getting into bands like Korn and Limp Bizket, and his first guitar was a BC Rich Warlock (a heavy metal style guitar). Lucky for him, he had a cool guitar teacher that introduced him to bands like Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. Around high school, he started getting into jazz pretty seriously. He ended up going to school for jazz at Berklee College of Music in Boston. All the while, he was harboring a secret love of roots music which began after watching "Oh Brother Where Art Thou." He started venturing out into the trad and folk scene in Boston and through that met Amy Alvey at school. The two were at the same starting point in their experiment with roots music. Both eventually decided that their academic musical paths of jazz for Mark and classical for Amy were actually not what they wanted to pursue professionally.They formed their band in Boston and moved down to Asheville. The pair spent the majority of their time on the road. Actually, their first experience touring was a two-week walking tour in Massachusetts. Eventually, Amy and Mark settled on the band name Golden Shoals. They released their latest album, a self-titled record, in 2020 with, of course, big plans to be on the road playing live. The pandemic up-ended their touring with Amy in California for a bit and Mark in New Jersey. We talk about all that as well as toxic masculinity, the legacy of Black musicians in country and bluegrass and allyship. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

<a href="https://goldenshoals.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mark Kilianski (of Golden Shoals)</a> had the unfortunate experience of coming of age in a time where mainstream rock was just terrible (late 90's - specifically 1999 was pretty bad). He was really getting into bands like Korn and Limp Bizket, and his first guitar was a BC Rich Warlock (a heavy metal style guitar). Lucky for him, he had a cool guitar teacher that introduced him to bands like Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. Around high school, he started getting into jazz pretty seriously. He ended up going to school for jazz at Berklee College of Music in Boston. All the while, he was harboring a secret love of roots music which began after watching "Oh Brother Where Art Thou." He started venturing out into the trad and folk scene in Boston and through that met Amy Alvey at school. The two were at the same starting point in their experiment with roots music. Both eventually decided that their academic musical paths of jazz for Mark and classical for Amy were actually not what they wanted to pursue professionally.They formed their band in Boston and moved down to Asheville. The pair spent the majority of their time on the road. Actually, their first experience touring was a two-week walking tour in Massachusetts. Eventually, Amy and Mark settled on the band name Golden Shoals. They released their latest album, a self-titled record, in 2020 with, of course, big plans to be on the road playing live. The pandemic up-ended their touring with Amy in California for a bit and Mark in New Jersey. We talk about all that as well as toxic masculinity, the legacy of Black musicians in country and bluegrass and allyship. Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

Mark Kilianski of Golden Shoals, ep. 114

Guy Fawkes

Tan Sanders

Kyle Cox

Molly Maher

Sam Rae

Steven Bruce

Michelle Billingsley

We built a desk! Also, stay tuned for a Facebook livestream. And we raised another $200 for the Trans Justice Funding Project in July!     You can read Andrea Williams’ latest article about the intersection of racism and sexism in country music in the  Nashville Scene.     Album of the Week -- Golden Shoals, Golden Shoals        This week’s album is Golden Shoals. This is the new project of duo Amy Alvey and Mark Kilianski, formerly of Hoot and Holler. The album has the warmth of any classic bluegrass and old time jam combined with modern 2020-era wit. The album is beautifully engineered, and with Alvey and Kilianski’s (platonic) intimacy, listening to Golden Shoals feels like you’re hanging out with your best buds on your favorite porch.    Sam Rae -- “Just in Case” (Ten Thousand Years)    Golden Shoals -- “Love From Across the Border” (Golden Shoals)   Kyle Cox -- “Toy Trains” (Single)   Steven Bruce -- “Weekend Song” (Same Time, Same Place, Same Station)    Crystal Shawanda -- “When it Comes to Love” (Church House Blues)   The Mesa -- “Keeping Company” (Single)   Black Guy Fawkes -- “Less Songs, More War” (Less Songs More War)   Creature Comfort -- “Arcade Fire” (Single)   Tan Sanders -- “Convenient Chaos” (Dead Strings EP)   Michelle Billingsley -- “Gaslighting” (Not the Marrying Kind)   Molly Maher -- “Bird Song (I’ll Follow You)” (Follow)   Her Dad’s Banjo -- “Forever Wild” (Single)    Send me music via SubmitHub! Send me money via Ko-fi or Patreon. Find Rachel and her comic via https://linktr.ee/rachel.cholst

We built a desk! Also, stay tuned for a Facebook livestream. And we raised another $200 for the Trans Justice Funding Project in July!   You can read Andrea Williams’ latest article about the intersection of racism and sexism in country music in the <a href="https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/features/article/21142291/why-havent-we-had-a-black-woman-country-star" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Nashville Scene</a>.   Album of the Week -- Golden Shoals, Golden Shoals     This week’s album is Golden Shoals. This is the new project of duo Amy Alvey and Mark Kilianski, formerly of Hoot and Holler. The album has the warmth of any classic bluegrass and old time jam combined with modern 2020-era wit. The album is beautifully engineered, and with Alvey and Kilianski’s (platonic) intimacy, listening to Golden Shoals feels like you’re hanging out with your best buds on your favorite porch. <ol> <li> Sam Rae -- “Just in Case” (Ten Thousand Years) </li> <li> <a href="https://www.nodepression.com/album-reviews/golden-shoals-brings-old-time-into-modern-day-with-lively-reintroduction/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Golden Shoals -- “Love From Across the Border” (Golden Shoals)</a> </li> <li> Kyle Cox -- “Toy Trains” (Single) </li> <li> Steven Bruce -- “Weekend Song” (Same Time, Same Place, Same Station) </li> <li> <a href="https://zora.medium.com/how-far-have-black-women-come-in-country-music-a97670d5dd20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Crystal Shawanda -- “When it Comes to Love” (Church House Blues)</a> </li> <li> The Mesa -- “Keeping Company” (Single) </li> <li> Black Guy Fawkes -- “Less Songs, More War” (Less Songs More War) </li> <li> Creature Comfort -- “Arcade Fire” (Single) </li> <li> Tan Sanders -- “Convenient Chaos” (Dead Strings EP) </li> <li> Michelle Billingsley -- “Gaslighting” (Not the Marrying Kind) </li> <li> Molly Maher -- “Bird Song (I’ll Follow You)” (Follow) </li> <li> Her Dad’s Banjo -- “Forever Wild” (Single) </li> </ol> Send me music via <a href="https://www.submithub.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SubmitHub</a>! Send me money via <a href="http://www.ko-fi.com/adobeandteardrops" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ko-fi</a> or <a href="https://patreon.com/adobeandteardrops" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Find Rachel and her comic via <a href="https://linktr.ee/rachel.cholst" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/rachel.cholst</a>

Episode 131: Sam Rae, Golden Shoals, Kyle Cox, Steven Bruce, Crystal Shawanda, The Mesa, Black Guy Fawkes, Creature Comfort, Tan Sanders, Michelle Billingsley, Molly Maher, Her Dad's Banjo 